The War Came to Me: A Story of Endurance and Survival

Eva Broessler Weissman · Gregory Moore

Nov 2009 · University Press of America

About this ebook

The War Came to Me is a testament to the many persons throughout Europe that risked their lives to save Jews from the extermination effort by the Nazis. This book tells the story of the courageous and compassionate Dutch citizens who helped two young Austrian sisters avoid deportation to the death camps where they almost certainly would have perished. The sisters, Eva and Ruth, were sent by their parents to the Netherlands in order to escape the increasing persecution of Jews in their homeland. They would endure years of separation from their parents and each other, before the family was eventually reunited. Through the daring efforts of these Dutch families, Eva and Ruth were able to escape Nazi persecution and survive the war. Their story serves as a reminder that the best of humanity can be discovered even in the darkest of times.

About the author

Eva Broessler Weissman, a survivor of the Holocaust, escaped from Vienna, Austria to the Netherlands in 1939. With the help of a family that removed her from danger, she avoided arrest and acted as a courier in the Dutch Resistance until the end of the Nazi occupation. After World War II, she moved to the United States, where she devoted her life to working with nonprofit organizations. She currently lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Dr. Gregory Moore is associate professor of history and political science at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his doctorate in history from Kent State University. Moore currently serves as chair of the Department of History and Political Science and director of the Center for Intelligence Studies at Notre Dame and lives in Wadsworth, Ohio.